Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201173655 - Employee amputates two fingers using a saw

Accident Summary Nr: 201173655 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 06/25/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120350020	07/01/2003	1752	238330	Mr. Floors, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 11:05 a.m. on June 25, 2003, Employee #1 of Mr. Floors was working installing hardwood flooring. He was cutting an 8 inch by 8 foot hardwood floor board into smaller pieces. Employee #1 first made a cross cut to the proper length, then rip the board to the correct width, when completed he reattached down to remove the thin scrap strip left near the saw blade. Employee #1's hand inadvertently touched the saw blade and his fingers were pulled into the blade amputating two of them. The saw was not equipped with a safe guard nor did it have a rip fence, the cuts were all made free hand. First aid was provided by the fire department paramedics before being taken to the U.C Davis Medical Center in Sacramento CA and then transferred to Ralph Davies Hospital in San Francisco, CA where the two fingers were reattached.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, WORK STATION, SAW

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	1	5

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	120350020			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Other

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